Part-Time Teacher Coach

SUMMARY

Provides a key component of UCCA’s professional development program for all education staff of the Head Start/Early Head Start program by conducting meaningful and frequent observations of all classrooms in order to assess all education staff for the purpose of identifying strengths and areas of needed support for each education staff member of the Head Start/Early Head Start program. Identifies staff who would benefit most from intensive coaching and develops and delivers intensive and intentional coaching, mentoring, modeling and training support to these staff members.

Ensures that staff not identified as in need of intensive support continue to receive on-going research-based professional development programs that are aligned with the Head Start/Early Head Start program goals. Practices on-going and active communication with the Program Director, Child Development (Education) Manager, and Site Managers to ensure that coaching, mentoring, and training programs are in line with program goals, school readiness goals, curriculum, and other professional development objectives assigned to employees.

• Develops a positive and supportive relationship with classroom staff and their supervisors.
• Conducts meaningful and frequent observations in all classrooms, providing both positive and constructive feedback to education staff based on those observations. Provides all education staff with effective teacher practices modeling on a routine basis Documents all observations and feedback given and submits reports regularly to the Assistant Program Director.
• Assesses staff to determine those most in need of intensive coaching by using the written documentation and data obtained during classroom observations. Delivers intensive coaching and effective teacher practices modeling components to those staff members. Ensures that all coaching, mentoring, training, and modeling interactions are documented and reported to the Assistant Program Director.
• Works with the Child Development Manager and the employee’s supervisor, to ensure that staff members who are not determined to need intensive coaching continue to receive research-based professional development opportunities that are aligned with school readiness and program goals.
• Provides continuous and ongoing coaching, mentoring and effective teacher practices modeling for all education staff of the Head Start/Early Head Start program.
• Assists education staff with planning & pacing lessons to ensure developed lesson plans align with School Readiness Goals, program goals, and meet the needs of the children in the classroom.
• Collaborates with education staff, and management, to ensure that education staff have the resources, materials, tools, and information necessary to support lesson planning and classroom instruction.
• Supports education staff by working actively with the Child Development Manager and Site Manager(s) to develop and deliver training on Creative Curriculum, Teaching Strategies, CLASS, and ITERS/ECERS.
• Monitors and evaluates student assessment data from Teaching Strategies during each checkpoint period and works collaboratively with the Child Development Manager to determine if any changes in instructional practice are needed to increase student achievement.
• Develops and maintains an understanding of all Head Start Performance Standards included in 45 CRF Chapter XIII RIN 0970-AC63.
• Develops and maintains an understanding of all North Carolina Child Care rules under 10A NCAC.
• Completes and submits a report monthly to the Assistant Program Director.

• Performs additional duties as assigned by the Assistant Program Director.
• Attends monthly management Team Meetings.
• Attends all pre-service/in-service training.
• Facilitates monthly “New Teacher” meetings for new teachers.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.